Folding bed-lounge.



A. KNOSHER.

FOLDING BED LOUNGE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18, 1914. www@ Patented Det. 26, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

A. KNUSHER.

FOLDING BED LOUNGE.

APPLlcAnoN FILED FEB. 1H, m4.

Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

2 SHEES--SHEE| n aine ramena ortica l DOIPH KNOSHER, 0F NAPERVILLE,ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY IVIESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

T0 KDAV COMPANY, 0F EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

FOLDING BED-LOUNGE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Uct. 26, 191m.

Application filed February 18, 1914. Serial No. 819,349.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ADoLrH KNosHER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Naperville, in the county of Dupageand State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inFolding Bed-Lounges, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partthereof.

rIhe purpose of this invention is to provide an improved construction offolding bed lounge with particular reference to improving the facilitiesfor storage of bedding in the structure when folded up for use as alounge.I

It consists in the elements and features of construction shown anddescribed as indicated in the claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical fore-and-aft section of afolding-bed lounge constructed according to this invention, the partsbeingin position for use as a lounge. Fig. EZ is a view similar to Fig.1, showing the parts extended for use as a bed and the lounge backfolded up to position for uncovering the bedding receptacle in the back.Fig. 3 is aI detail section of a back-supporting and latchi'ng device,the parts being shown in the position for engagement to support the11p-folded back. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the partsin releasing position. Fig. 5 is a'lo'ngitudinal horizontal sectionthrough the back frame, the back being broken away except at a smallportion where a hinge is shown. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the latch andlatch-releasing device for engaging the seat at closed position.

rIhe general structure of the folding bed lounge .shown in the drawingsis in certain respects familiar, comprising a lounge frame consistingoflounge ends, 1, suitably connected by longitudinal members, of whichthere are shown the bottom front and rear rails, 2 and 3, and the toprear rail, 4, of which the upper boardia, of the box, 8,hereinafterdescribed, may be regarded as a part. In this lounge framethere are mounted the members of the folding bed frame,comprising'a'member, 5, which is' hinged at its forward edge to theforward side of the lounge frame ends, and which constitutes a loungeseat supporting member, the lounge seat, 6,-being mounted upon its upperside at the position shown in Fig. 1, said member, 5, being adapted toswing up from lounge-seat-supporting position forward and downward tobed-supporting position, as seen in Fig. 2. rll`he remainder of thefolding-bed frame consists, as shown, of a second member, 7, hinged tothe member, 5, for folding down under said member, 5, atlounge-seatsupporting position of the latter. The construction, as thusfar described, is familiar, resulting in the folding under the loungeseat of all parts of the folding-bed frame, making it possible to haveunobstructed space atthe back of the lounge.

The features of this invention comprise a box, 8, fiXedly mounted in theback of the lounge frame forwardly open above the level of the loungeseat, and closed at its forward side by the lounge back, 9, which ishinged at its upper side to the forward edge of the upper board, 8, ofthe box, 8, for swingingupward from operative position, shown in- Fig.1, to uncover the cavity of the box. Said box comprises verticalfore-andaft members, 8b,'8, which constitute the ends of the box, and 8,8C, which are vertically positioned intermediate the ends, all of saidmembers, 8b and 8C, having their forward edges sloped at a suitableangle to stop and support the lounge back, 9, at its operative position.Upon one of said vertically extending fore-and-aft members of the box,8, preferably upon one of the partition members, 8"', and, for thepurpose of protecting it from the contents of the box, preferablybetween the two closely positioned members, 8, there is mounted abracket, 10, which is engaged by a latch member, 11, hinged to the backside of the lounge back, 9. Said latch member' has astud, 11a, whichruns in a slot, 10, of the bracket, 10, said slot being vertical throughthe greater part of its extent, but at the upper end, comprising aforwardly and slightly upwardly trending portion, 10C, in the lower edgeof which there is a notch, 10d, for engagement of the stud, 11a, whenthe lounge-back, 9, is swung up to a position for uncovering the box,and adapt' ed thereby to support the said lounge-back at that position.

'Ilhe latch becomes engaged automatically by gravity as the lounge-backis swung up, and to facilitate the releasing of the latch ico withoutrequiring the operator to touch it, there is provided a trip plate, 12,hinged to the bracket, 10, below the portion, 10, of the slot, andadapted by gravity to falland be held lying in the position shown inFig. 8, entirely beyond the notch, 10d, but having its forward edge atthat position sloping up from the said notch and provided with a notch,12, into which the stud, 11a, will run upon the operator slightlylifting the loungeback, 9, from the position at which it is held by theengagement of the stud, 11a, inthe notch, 10". Upon such engagement ofthe stud in the notch, 12a, the operator ceasing to lift the vlounge-back, and allowing the Weight to rest upon the latch, 12, saidlatch will be tilted forward over its pivot to the position shown inFig. 4, at which the latch masks the notch, 10d, the lower edge of itsown notch, 12, being at the level of the top of the notch, 10d,-that is,the level of the lower edge of the slot, 10,-so that the stud, 11?,passes out of the notch, 12, onto said -sloping edge of the slot, 10'?,and the latch being thereby disengaged, runs in down the slot l0,permitting the lounge-back, 9, to be folded down to operative positionwithout the operator having been' obliged to touch the latch.

The lounge seat, 6,/at operative position is supported by the member, 5,lodging upon brackets, 13, upon the lounge ends, and it is secured inthis position by a catch, 15, upon the rear edge of the lounge seatengaging the bottom board,- 8d, of the box, 8. Preferably the saidbottom board is provided with a wearing plate, 8", at its forward edgeand -lower side for engagement of the latch, 15.

For releasing the latch there may be provided aflexible strap, 16,secured to the back edge of the lounge seat and running through an eye,15a, in the upper end of the latch, said strap being accessible when thelounge back is swung up as is necessary to swing the lounge seatupwardand forward when shifting the parts' to bed-supporting position. Inaddition to the provision described for latching the lounge seat down,it is stopped and locked at operative position by' the back, 9, when thelatter is swung down to operative position resting upon the for- 'wardsloping edges of the box members, 8", 8, and in that position saidlounge back, 9, covers and conceals the latching device, 15, and itsoperating strap. It will be observed that with this construction thereis provided ample room under the lounge seat and in the llower part ofthe back for the fixed bedding,

such as a mattress which may be attachedk to the folding bed members,and that the box, 8, provides clear and unobstructed space not intrudedinto by any of the folding members orl metal parts and easily accessiblefor keeping vit perfectly clean, in which the removable parts of thebeddmg may be neatly stored when the furniture is folded up to use as alounge or seat.

In view of the form of the lounge back, 9,

when upholstered, as is customary and destraps, 25 and 26, which may bemade in appearance to match the upholstery, having their rear endportions lapped one above and' onev below the top' rail or board, 8, ofthe box, 8, and their forward ends lapped upon the opposite surfaces ofthe upper edge frame bar, 9, of the back, 9, the two straps crossingeach other between the two rails or bars,.8a and 9, the strap, 25, forexample,` having its rear portion lapped under the'bar, 8, and in frontof the bar, 9, and the other strap, 26, having its rear portion lappedon top of the bar, 8, and on the rear side of the bar, 9a. This gives ahinge which is not only perfectly flexible and permits the back to swingfreely through its whole range of movement, but also avoids the exposureof any metal parts adjacent to the upholstery and wood members of thestructure.

It will be understood that the usual method of storing bedding in thebox, 8, will be to pile up the several pieces of beddin upon the bottom,8d, which will thus amount to a shelf. Said bottom, 8d, is supported soas to become an effective shelf independently of the remainder of thebox, the support being afforded by the brackets, 1", secured to thelounge ends, 1, and to the shelf or box bottom, 8d, said bracket beingpreferably under said boxv bottom or shelf. The box ends, 8", arepreferably mounted so as to be directly secured to the lounge ends, 1,as shown in the drawings. Such direct securement for convenience ofdetaching the box is preferably made by applying plates, 1y, lapping therear edges of each box and the adjacent lounge end, the plate beingsecured by screws to both said parts. I do not limit myself to thisparticular expedient for securing the box ends to the respective loungeends.- A wide variety of devices and expedients obviously may be appliedto this purpose.

I claim 1. In a folding bed lounge, in combination with a lounge Vframehaving a rigid back portion, alounge back hinged at its upper edge tosaid rigid back portion for swinging upward from operative position; abracket and a lpivoted latch, one mounted upon the frame and the othermounted upon the upfolding back, the latch running on the bracket as theback swings, and said bracket and latch having cooperating features forengagement to hold the back at upraised position, and a deviceassociated with said latch and bracket and operated by lifting the backbeyond engaging position for preventing rengagement upon downwardmovement of the back.

2. 'A folding bed lounge comprising a lounge frame, a folding bed frameof which one member constitutesv a loungeseat support hinged at itsforward edge to the lounge frame and adapted to swing upward fromseat-supporting position, and forward and downward to bed-supportingposition, the remainder of the folding bed frame being hinged forfolding under said loungeseat-supporting member at seat-supportingposition of the latter, the lounge frame comprising in fixed position atthe back and upper part a forwardly open box Whose lower side is behindthe rear edge of the lounge-seat at said seat-supporting position, saidlounge seat-and lower side of the box being provided'with coperatingdevices for latching the lounge-seat down at seat-supporting position.

3. In a folding bed lounge, in combination with a lounge frame having arigid back portion, a lounge back hinged at its upper edge to said rigidback portion for swinging upward from operative position; a bracketmounted upon the frame and a latch hinged to the upfolding back,engaging and running on an edge of the bracket as the back swings thebracket having a notch at the upper part for engagingthe latch to holdthe back at upraised position; a trip plate pivoted to the bracket,havingV its edge beyond the notch provided with a notch adapted to beengaged by the latch upon swinging the back up beyond the position forengaging the first-mentioined notch on the bracket, the trip plate beingadapted upon such engagement to swing down past the bracket notch andmask the same and release the latch.

4. In a folding bed lounge, in combination with a fixed lounge framehaving in the back thereof a forwardly open box for bedding; a loungeback which forms the front cover for such box and which is hinged to theframe at its upper edge for. folding upward to open the box; a devicefor supporting the lounge back at open position, comprising a bracketmounted in the box, and a latch hinged upon the b'ack side of the loungeback engaging. the bracket, the box having two vertical fore-and-aftpartitions between which the bracket is mounted and tle latch plays,said partitions constituting by their forward edges a stop and supportfor the lounge back at closed position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Naperville,Illinois, this 20th day of January, 1914:.

ADOLPH KNOSHER.

Witnesses:

PETER E. KROEHLER, E. J. T. MOYER.

